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Alleged Falsification of Military Records by NPS Employee Unfounded

Report Number
18-0179

The OIG investigated allegations that a National Park Service (NPS) employee falsified his Department of Defense Form 214 (DD Form 214), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and used the forged document to obtain employment with the Federal Government.

Investigation
National Park Service

United States

Federal Lease Operator Did Not Report Actual Mineral Production Measurements

Report Number
17-0856

The OIG investigated allegations that a lease operator may have submitted false Oil and Gas Operations Reports (OGOR) to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) to avoid paying plugging and abandonment costs for a well. We found that from May 2015 to January 2017 the lease operator did not submit actual production measurements as required, but instead estimated production for the well at one barrel per month in the OGORs he submitted to ONRR.

Investigation
Bureau of Land Management
Office of Natural Resources Revenue

United States

Quality Control Review of Northern Virginia Regional Commission’s Single Audit

Report Number
2017-FIN-028

On behalf of the National Park Service (NPS), we conducted a quality control review (QCR) of an independent public accountant’s (IPA) fiscal year 2016 single audit of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, an NPS grantee. The purpose of our QCR was to determine whether the IPA performed the single audit in accordance with all applicable auditing standards and the Code of Federal Regulations. Auditors may receive an overall QCR rating of pass, pass with deficiencies, or fail.

Other
Other

United States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants Awarded to the State of Nebraska, Game and Parks Commission, From July 1, 2014 Through June 30, 2016

Report Number
2017-EXT-059

The OIG audited the costs claimed by the State of Nebraska’s Game and Parks Commission, under grants awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The audit included claims totaling $46.9 million on 115 grants that were open during the State fiscal years that ended June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016.

Audit
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

, NE, United States

No Evidence Tribal Officials Committed Grant Fraud or Retaliated Against Tribal Employee

Report Number
17-0709

The OIG investigated allegations that tribal officials manipulated statistical reports they submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to influence the amount of Federal funding received by the tribe. We also investigated allegations that tribal officials distributed Federal grant funds to ineligible clients, and that they terminated a former employee for notifying the BIA of potential fraudulent activities. We did not substantiate any of the allegations.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States

Verification Review of Recommendations for the Report Titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011)

Report Number
2018-ER-031

We completed a verification review of Recommendations 2 and 3 presented in our September 2016 evaluation report titled “U.S. Department of the Interior’s Internal Controls for Purchase Cards and Fleet Cards” (2015-ER-011). Our objective was to determine whether the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus had taken sufficient action to implement the recommendations as reported to the Office of Financial Management (PFM), Office of Policy, Management and Budget. The PFM reported to us that it closed the recommendations.

Other
Departmentwide

Report of Prohibited Communications by Former National Indian Gaming Commission Employee Unfounded

Report Number
18-0148

The OIG investigated allegations that a former Government employee of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) violated Federal post-employment restrictions by communicating with current NIGC employees regarding a management agreement that the Government employee was involved in while working for NIGC. We did not substantiate the allegation against the former Government employee.

Investigation
Other

United States

Investigation of Falsified Blowout Preventer Test Chart

Report Number
14-0051

The OIG investigated allegations that employees of Energy Resource Technology, Inc. (ERT) falsified Blowout Preventer (BOP) pressure test charts and engaged in unsafe welding operations while conducting oil and gas activities aboard an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. We found that the ERT manager on the platform, Race Addington, concealed a failed pressure test from Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) officials and directed offshore worker Kenneth Johns and another ERT employee to fabricate a false BOP pressure test chart.

Investigation
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

United States

April 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress

The October 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the Office of Inspector General’s successful work completed from April 1, 2018, through September 30, 2018, to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability within the programs, operations, and management of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Our audit-related activities resulted in total monetary impacts of $101,154,100, with 187 recommendations made and 133 recommendations closed.

Semiannual Report

Allegations of Ethical Violations and Misconduct by NPS Superintendent

Report Number
17-0883

We investigated allegations that James Milestone, Superintendent of California’s Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS), National Park Service (NPS), solicited donations and inappropriately collected funds for the park partner organization Friends of Whiskeytown (FOW).

Investigation
National Park Service

, CA, United States

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